Coin counting machine



J 1945- A. R. BUCHHOLZ ET AL 2,378,828

COIN COUNTING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 28, 1941 d llhi. 1min.

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COIN COUNTING MACHINE Filed Jan. 28, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 19, 1945.

A. R. BUCHHOLZ ETAL COIN- COUNTING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 m ml Filed Jan. 28, 1941 4 June 19, 1945. N A. BUCHHOLZ EI'AL 2,378,828

COIN COUNTING MACHINE Filed Jan. 28,1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 UNITED T omitted, more particularly Patented June 19, 1945 com co NTmdMAcmNn e Arnold R. Buchholz and WaltenA. Barg'anzQWa- Y a tertown, Wis., assignors to Brandt nutomaticj Cashier Company, Watertown, wer corporation of Wisconsin f Applieation Januar /2s, $41,376.33 l

' 11 Claims. (01; 133 s invention relatesto new and useful improvements in coin counting machines adapted for automatically counting either an unlimitedor.

predetermined number .of coins of varying. de-

nominations and. if desired, depositing the same] into an'envelope or other suitable container.

5 The principal object of thepresent invention resides the provision of novel means pfor autow matically releasing a clutch and stopping the operation of the feedor propeller wheel, normally employed for carrying the coinspast the. counting'mechanism and ejecting the sameiron' the machine; on reaching a predetermined count of the coins.

u linotherobject of our invention consists in the. provision of a novel form of thickness or; height gauge adapted tobe adjusted for the thicknessof the coins tobe counted, means being provided to normally limit the upward adjustment of the gauge but releasable to permit a furtherraising thereof in case of emergency.

still another object of our invention resides in the provision .o f rneans for adjusting the ,height of the feed or propeller wheel by the adjustment of the thickness or heightgaugathe feed. or propeller wheel having a normal movementgof adjustment independently of the thickness or height gaugeto accommodate coins of varying thick- 1 mes es ,d h U With the above and other objects in view whichwill appear as thedescription proceeds ourin- Fig. 8 is a. section onthe line a ing in the direction of thearrows- Fig. 9 isabottom plan of the clutch operating mechanism.

Figs. IOandll aretiews similar to ea. 9. with parts removed forithe sake of clearness and illus-.

likefplaces. A machine; of this general type is 20 illustrated in Patent 2,152,952,. dated April 4;; l

vention consists. in the novel details of construc 3 tion, and',arrangement of parts, described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and while we haye illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, as they now appear to us, itwill be .understoodthat such changes may be made as willfall within the scope of the appended claims.

. In. the drawings: l Fig. 1 is a top plan of the machine.

Fig..2.is a sidelelevation of themachine with thef housing removed. Fig. 3 is a iragmental front elevation, with parts for casing for the propellenbelts operating mechanism. es d s Fig. 4 is a fragmental top plan of the thickness 4:; illustrating the clutch or height gauge andcoin feed or propeller wheel. a

Fig. 5is a fragmental side elevation,-with parts broken away, of the mechanism shown in Fig.4,

thickness or heightgauge.

.fliig. 7, is a longitudinal sectional view on the wy *7 u r a mgxeae bottomplan of thetcp plate of the in'gof the hopper. In

trating certain positions; and l .Fig. 12 is a front elevation, with parts in vertica1.section, showing the drive clutchforthe feed or'p ropeller wheelin unclutched position...

As. puevidusly stated our machine is adapted for? counting coins of various; denominations and when; desired to deposit the same into bags, or similar forms of containers. .jThiS isof particular advantage in connection with pay rolls or thelike: and for packaging. a predetermined numberfof coins offthe desired. denominations at .banksor 1939 and assigned tothe assignees of the present application. y In a machine of i this general type thecoinsto be counted are initiallmplaced into a hopper. and received on a rotatable plate which e is operated for throwingthe coins by centrifugal ,forcethrough anoutlet from the hopper. andto a position to be. engaged by thefeedwheel or:propeller and carried by a star wheel forming a part. of,the counting mechanism. Usually a feed or propellerheel provided for delivering the coins to thecountingmechanism and to discharge,

them iro m the machine and various means have clutch when a predetermined number of coins haye been counted and to. stop operation of the feeder propeller wheeLwInour limproved form r oi machine the feed or propeller wheel is mounted so that it may yield forcoins of difierentldenomi nations or thickness; We .also provide *what' might j be termed a thickness '01 height gauge beneath which the coins are thrown; by centrifugal force and guided to the discharge openour: improvements this thickness or height gauge is connected to the feed .rorfpropellerwheel in such a manner that when of l the operating parts in different 1 the thickness or height gauge is adjusted the feed or propeller wheel will likewise be adjusted although the feed or propeller wheelmay yield independently of any adjustment of the thickness or height gauge. This will be brought out in detail in the description to follow.

In thedrawingsl indicates a base on which is mounted a leasing or'housing 2 and an electric motor 3. A belt 4 is driven from the motor pulley 5 and is trained over and operates the pulley 6;

p out.

which is mounted on a shaft, not illustrated, for

driving the rotatable plate I, forming 'abottom' for the hopper 8. As this driving .mechanism forms no part of the presentl'invention, and is of general well-known construction, a detailed illustration thereof has not been made. At 9 we have illustrated a hand wheel which is carried by the belt and pulley casing l0 and "is slidably'mounted' This hand wheel is normally illustrated an adjustable member for setting a gauge which directs the coins-of difierent denominations to the outlet'from the hopper; As these features form no part of our present invention a further detailed illustration thereof 'is not thought necessary. 7

A pulley l5 is driven from thepulley l2, on the outer face of the'pulley 6, by means of the belt l1. The pulley It is rotatably mounted on the sleeve l8 and carries the screws |9 having the ends of their shanks received-in acircumferentially extending groove --formed in the sleeve, as shown moreparticularly inFig; -12 of the drawings. The sleeve l8 isconnecte'd tothehorizontaltshaft 2|, by means 'of the pin 22: The pulley |6 isformed in its inner face with a recess to receive the clutch plate 23, havingthe teeth or jaws 24. Slidably mounted on the sleeve I8 is the clutch member having formedon its outer face the clutch teeth 26, adaptedto be interlocked with the teeth 24 onthe clutch plate 23." The clutch member 25 is held against '"rotation on the sleeve l8 by means of the pin 2*! which'passe's' through the slots '28, in the end of the sleeve and the elongated openingslfl -inth'e shaft-2|;- Normally the clutch member'25 is forced towards the clutch plate 23'bymeans of the coiled spring 30, received within the end'of the shaft 2|. clutch member 25'is also formed with the circumferentially extending groove 3| -to-receive, the forked end 32" of the lever or'arm 33, pivotally connected at 34 to lugs 35; carried bythe underside of the 'top'of the casing orhousi'ng 2. The

shaft 2| is rotatably' supported in the elongated bearing 36, pivotally mounted tothe upwardly extending posts3'! and 38, and to the'inner'end of the shaft, or on that end opposite to that carrying the pulley 6, is securedthe feed or propeller'wheel 39 which is-positioned to engage the 70 through the hopper opening and carry the same into engagement with and pastthe star wheel upper surfaces of the coins as they are discharged 40?, carried by the vertically extending rod or shaft 4|, having the finger-engagingknurled portion 42 on its upper end. Abeveled gear-45 The is carried by the shaft or rod 4| and meshes with the beveled gear 44, mounted on the shaft 45, forming a part of the register or counter l3. A crank 46 is provided to reset the counter or register l3 to its zero position.

On the lower end of the rod or shaft 4| is an arm 41 for a purpose which will be later brought The lever l4, when swung, will operate the vertical shaft 48 having the horizontal arm 49 at its lower end. The arm 49 is adapted to engage the pin 5t, projecting upwardly from the ratchet Wheel 5|, to. adjust the position of the pin in the arcuate opening 52, provided in the supporting plate 53, secured in the casing or housing 2. By adjusting the position of the pin 50 in theelongated opening 52 the predetermined number of coins to be counted is regulated and the extent of rotation of the ratchet wheel 5| is determined. As this particular form of setting mechanism forms no particular of the present invention a detailed illustrationt-hereof has not been made. A grooved wheel 54 is formed onor secured to the lower face of theratchet wheel 5| and secured to this wheel at 55isone end of a coiled spring 56 with its opposite endsecured to the under surface of the plate 53 at 51-, The coiled spring is received in the-groove of the wheel 54 and as the ratchet wheel is, op erated in a computing movement the'spring is plaoed'under tension and will return the ratchet Wheel to-its initial or original position on release of the holding pawl to be later-described. The

ratchet or toothed wheel 5| is rotatably, sup

' ported from the plate 53, on the pin 58 as, quite clearly illustrated in the drawings.

The ratchet or toothed wheel 5| is advanced one tooth, step-by-step, for every five coins that are passed by the star wheel 40, carried by the shaft- 4|. The movement of the toothed wheel 5 l is accomplished by the arm 4?, also ,carriedby the shaft 4|, and in this constructionthe arm advances the toothed wheel on the counts of '2 and 3; '7 and 8, 12 and 13 and so on and not at the end of the counts of 5 to preset certain mechanism, later to be described, to operative position'to be acted upon by the arm 41 when the predetermined count has been reached to cause disengagement of a clutch 25 and the holding pawl 14, to be described.

Also mounted on the pin 58, between the'upper surface of the ratchet or toothed wheel 5| and. the under surface of the supporting "plate '53, is,

the arm 59 having its inner end of stepped formation to provide the extension fidand the surface 6|. A coiled'spring 62 has one end connected to the extension 6|] at 53 and the. opposite end secured to the lug 64 on the bottom .oftheplate 53'. This is quite clearly illustrated inFigJQ of the drawings and the spring "holds the .arm59 normally in the position shown in this (figure. This arm is to be operated by a pin or projection 64' projecting from the ratchetor toothed wheel 5| in a manner to be lateribrought out. Pivotally connected at 65 to the extension ofthe arm 59, is a lever 66 which maybe termed'apreset lever or mechanism as the same is shifted to operative position prioryto. reaching theiend ,of a predetermined count, said lever having the arms or extensions 61, E3 and. 69, the arm 51 having an upwardly directed pin 10, the. arm 68 having an upwardly directed pin'll and the arm,

69 having a downwardly directed pin 1.2. The

pin 1|, of the arm 68, operates in. the opening 13 of the holding pawl 14 pivotally connected than of "50 pieces, such :as' when coinsfmay become jammed under the gauge Toaccom'- :m'odate a higher raising of the' gauge the fingerengaging part l38 may be pressed-downwardly to withdraw the projection I34 from thetpath of-the pointer I31 and the projection must-be hel'd'down so that after the coins are released the lever may be-o'perated in aclockwise -direm.

tion to lower the gauge. 1 a

From the above detailed description it is thought'that our improvements will be clearlyun derstood and'itwill be seen thatsuclr improvements liein the clutch mechan'isxn for stopping the operation of the feed or propeller wheel; the

mechanism or means for raising/and lowering the raising and lowering the gauge. It is also thought that the detailed construction of the clutch: op-

era'ting means will be understood and we will endeavor to now more clearly bring out the op-' eration of the clutch. IniFig.'-3 of "the'drawings we have illustrated the clutch in its operative position and in Fig. 12 it is shown 'in its released 1 or'inopera'tive-position. In'Figs. 3, 8 and 90f the drawings the clutch operating :parts' are shown in their normalpositionready'foroperation. When the motor 3 is started by throwing the swith I39 the table 1; on which the c'oins are' received in the hopper, will 'be rotated through the'belt 4, pulley 6, and associated partsto throw the coins by centrifugalforcethrough the discharge opening of the hopper and'in' position to be engaged by the feed or propeller wheel 39, which is being rotated through the shaft 2|, pulley l6, and belt 11, through the pulley-I2. Dur--' ing this operation it will be understood that'the teeth 26 of the clutch member 25 are in engagement with the teeth 24 ofthe clutch plate 23, carried by the pulley l6. The parts are shown for counting tentcoins and the rathet or toothed wheel 5t will be operated one notch forevery five coins counted. This movement of the toothed wheel occurs sometime during the counts of 5 and not at the end of such counts As the coins are engaged by the feed wheel or propeller 39 they will be thrown into contact with the star wheel 46 having five notchesfor receiving coins and said star wheel will be operated one notch as each coin passes and through the beveled gears 43' and 44 operate the register or counter 13. With the members or parts in the position shown in Figs. 8 and 9 as the shaft 4I, carrying the starwheel, is rotated it will in turn operate the arm 41 to engage the teeth of the'wheel 5|." 'As the second coin is counted the arm 41 engages one of the teeth of the wheel 5| and moves the same sufliciently to swing the pawl 14 and release the pointed end 16 from the recess between the teeth. When this happens toothed wheel 5| is prevented from being returned by the coiled spring 56 as the arm 41 is in driving contact with said toothed wheel. As the third'coin is counted a spring 18 returns the pawl 14 to its normal position shown in Fig. 9, but in the third notch-of the wheel instead of the fourth, as shown. I 'As-the seventh and eighth coins are counted thearm 41 again engages the teeth of the wheel 5| and the pawl is thrown on its pivot-intothe position shownl 1a Figi 10; This is due tothe fact thatpin" 64- "has'now engaged the lever 59 swinging the 'same to'a new position toward thearm 41 and carrying with it thelever 66 which is pivotally mounted on the extension 69 of the lever 59. This movement ofv the lever 66 now places pin 10. in the path of the arm 41; the pin H in a different position in the slot 13 causing'the partialdisengagement of pawl 14 fromthe toothedwhe'el 5L; thisis due to the fact that lever- 66has been slightly rotated when contacting'the stop lug 66 and-pin 12 in engagement withthe beveled edge '83--of the bar 80. This new location of parts- 1s termed-the preset position and the parts are now arranged for final operation of clutch=-disengagement by means of contact ofipin 12 with the bar 80, the return of the toothed wheel 50flto normal position by the withdrawal of the holding pawl 14 through the medium'of pin 1I, and the locking of the starwheel by engagement of arm 41 with theedge ofithe lever 59. Whenthe predetermined count of coins has been reached the arm 41 engages pin 10 toswingthe lever-66 and accomplish the above operations. This relocation of parts, termed the preset position, is clearly illustrated in Fig. 10. As lever 59 has been moved toward the arm'4'l, projection 88 ofthe arm 81, will pass into-positiononthe surface 6| of" lever 59 and this holds or locks the partsas moved.- This locking of lever 59 is necessary to permit the desired operation of lever 66 by the arm 41'. -As the tenth coinis counted the mem her 66 is swung so that thepin-12; on the arm 69; will ride-onthe beveled surface 83 of the'bar BII and slide the bar longtudinally; this action being due to the fact that arm'41 has engaged the pin 16. As this is donethe armor lever 33 is swung on its pivot 34 to release the clutchmem ber 25 into the position shown-in'Fig. 12. When this is done the drive of the feed or propeller wheel 39 will be disengaged and the star wheel loclred by engagement of the arm 41 with the edge of the lever59 previously described so that no further coins can be counted. The; swinging movement of lever 66 also'causes the pin 1I -to releasethe holding'pawl so as to permit the toothed wheel 51' to return to nprmal position under the tension of the spring 56. When-it-is' desired to reset the partsthe lever Ill! is-engaged,

swings the plate 91 on its pivot 96, and brings the projection I64 of the dog I63 into engagement with the projection 94 on the arm 108. This swings the member 81 to release its projection 88 from the surface 61 and'the arm 59 returnsto its original position with the other parts. This permits the bar 80. to return to its normalposition andin turn operate the lever 33 to throw the clutch member 25 into clutching engagement with the pulley l6. It will be understood thatwhen the pawl is positioned, as show in Figjll, that the coiled spring'56 will return the ratchet or toothed wheel-5| to its original position. With the parts reset the machine is again ready for counting.

The counted coins are discharged throughithe chute indicated-- generally at M6 for discharge into a suitable receptacle. Having fully described our invention' what we.-

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat-1- .ent is:

including a rotating arm operatedlby the star.

1. A coin counting machine including a control means, a hopper,-'means for discharging .coins from the hopper, a star wheel operated by contact of the discharged coins, counting mechanism wheel, a-feed wheeleng'aging the coinslforiorca has been reached todisengage mg the same past the star wheel, anddisengagealblemeans for rotating the feed wheel, said control means comprising a member normally out of the path ofmovement of the arm, means included in the counting mechanism for movingsaid member to operative position in the path of said arm to be engaged and actuated thereby and means operable .by saidmember when actuated by said arm and after a predetermined count of; coins hasbeenreached to disengage the means for rotating the feed Wheel. l

2; A coin counting machine including a control means; 'ahopper, means for discharging coins from said hopper, a star wheel operated by con-- tact of the discharged coins, counting mechanism including a rotating arm operated by the star wheel, a feed wheel engaging the coins for forcing the same past the star wheel and disengageable'meansfor rotating the feed wheeLsaid control means comprising apivoted member normany out of the path of movement of thearm, pivoted means carrying said member and actu from the hopper, a star Wheel adapted for opera tion' b contact of the dischargedcoins, countj ing mechanism including a toothed wheel, means to return the toothed wheel to its initial position, an arm operable by rotation of the star wheel and engaging the toothed wheel for rotat ingthe same in astep-by-step movement, a feed wheel adapted to engage the coins forforcin'g the r same past the star wheel, means for rotating the feed wheel and a disengageable holdingpawl' normally'in engagement with the toothed wheel ior preventing it's reverse rotation, said control means comprising a pivotally mounted arm, a pivoted member carried by the pivotally mounted arm having operative connection with said pawl for disengaging the same, said pivotally mounted arm and the member carried thereby; being normall'y out" of the path of movement of said arm operable by the star wheel,;and means carried by the toothed wheel and adapted to engage and swing the pivotally mounted arm duringithe count of a predetermined number of coins to place} the pivotallymou'nted arm and the mem& be]? carried thereby intothe pathof movement of said operablelbysaid star wheel 'to be en'- -aged thereby at the end of said predetermined count of coins, the arm operated by the star wheel, the pivotall mounted arm and the pivoted" member carried thereby being so formed andcorrelated' that the rnember carriedby the i pivotally mounted arm is operated first to disengage the pawl from thetoothed wheel through its connection therewith and "to there-after lock the star wheel by engagement of the arm rotated by the star wheel with the pivotall'y mounted arm; to prevent overthrow of the star wheel. l

4. 'A coin counting machine" including acontrol means, a hopper; means for discharging coins from" the hopper, a star wheel adapted for" oporation by contact of the discharged coins, countingmechanismincluding a toothed wheel, means form-e toothed Wheel to its initialflpo sition, an armoperableby rotation of thestar wheeland adapted to engage the toothedwheel for rotating the same in a step-by-step movement, a feed wheel adapted to engage the coins forj forcingthe same'past the s tar'wheel, disengageable means for rotating the feed wheel and a 5 "di'sengageable holding pawl normally in engage ment with the toothedwheel for preventing its reverse rotation, saidbontrol means comprising ried by the pivotally mounted arm havingbp- 'erative connectionwith said pawl for disengag ing: the same; said pivotallyflmountedi armand the member carried thereby being normally out a of the path offmovenient of said arm operable by the;starYwheellmeans'carried by the toothed wheel andadaptedto; engage and swing the piv'- otallymonnteld anncurm tne, count of a predetermined iumberof coins to place the pivotally mounted arm, and the memberbarried' thereby b5 the star'wheel toflbe engaged thereby at the end"ofjsaid'predetermined count of coins, the

arm operated bythe star wheel, the: pivotally mounte cl arm, and the, pivotedmember carried thereby being so iormed and correlated that the member carried, by the pivotally mounted arm is operated first to,-disengage thepawI from,thie.,

toothed. wheel. through its connection therevilith,

and to, thereafter lockthe starwheel by engage- ,ment oi.\the arm rotated. by the star wheel with l the pivotally mounted arm to: prevent. overthrow, of the star wheel, and, meansoperable lby move. ment. of. the member carried by the pivoted arm.

to cause the meansfo-rrotating the feed wheel 130 become disengaged. L l

trohmeans, a hbpper, means-for discharginlg 1 coinsirom thehopper, a star wheel adapted for operation contact of the discharged: coins,

counting mechanism including, a toothed wheel, means for returningsaid toothed wheel to its initial position, anyarmoperable by rotationof thestar wheel; and adapted to engagethe toothed wheelfortrotating themsamein a step-by-step" 3movement a: feed: wheeladapted to engage the coins for forcing the same past the stai wheel,

gageable holding pawh normally in engagement warmth the toothed wheel for preventing its reverse rotation, said controlcmeans comprising api-votally mounted 1 arm, a lever member carried by therpivotallymounted arm having operative connectionwithwsaid pawl for disengaging the same 55.52.!!(1 havingoperativeengagementlwith; the clutch 1 1 disengaging means, said pivotaaly-mounted arm and; the member carried. thereby being normally arm during the; count of a predetermined enumdisengaging :means being so formed and corre- *lated' that the 1 member carried by the pivotally mounted 'armis operatedv first to disengage the pawl-from the toothed wheel through its con nection therewith and to actuate the clutch dis-- engaging: means and to-thereaiter look the. star wheel by engagement of the arm rotatedby the apivotally mounted arm, a pivotedmember car-g into the bath; of movement of saidjarm operated --5. A coin. counting machine mcluding a conmeans, for rotating the: feedtwheel including a clutch, a clutch disengaging-,means and atcliserli- 0111;501 1116 patlrpf movementofthe arm operatedby the stars; wheel, and means carried bythe d woo'thed wheel "andl adapted to" engage the: pivoted ber of coins to place the pivotally mounted arm andthe member carried thereby into the path of movementof said, arm toperated by said star wheel to be engaged therebyat the end of? said predetermined count-of'coins, the-lamnoperated by thestar wheehtherpivotally mounted arm, the

pivotedr member carried thereby and, the clutch" from the hopper, a star wheel adapted for operation by contact of the discharged coins, count; ing mechanism including a toothed wheel, means for returning thetoothed wheel to its initialposition, an arm operableby'rotation of the star wheel and adapted to engagethe toothed wheel for ro- 1 tating the same in--a;/s tep-by-step movement, a feed wheel adapted to engage the coins for forcingthe same past the star wheel,-means for 'rotating the feed wheel including-a clutch aclutch.

disengaging means, and a disengageable holding pawl normally in engagement with the toothed wheel for preventing its reversezrotation said control means comprising a -,pivotally vmounted arm, a lever member carriedlby the pivotally mounted arm having operative connection with said-pawl for disengaging-the sameand having operative. engagement with the clutch disengage ing means, sai d 'pivotally,mounted arm andlthe me'mb'er carried thereby being normally out, of

the path of movement of. the ,arn'ipperable by 5 t r w elnm soarried by th oo h d he lan adap ed, to en 'aeejthe pivo d a during the' count of a predetermined number of coins to, place" the pivotally, mounted arm and wm be parti .w t e y into the th Q 30.

ve ent b said" nerab ff s i a wheel to betengagedtherew at, the endof said predeterminedfcount of coins, the arm operated bythe star wheel, the pivotally mountedagm;

the pivoted member carried thereby and;the 35,

clutch disengaging means being so formed and correlatedithat the membefoarried by'the piv vtally wft der is ed fi s tq een e the'pawl Irom the toothed-"wheel through its-corinection therewith and operate theQclutch diserr- 40 gaginggmeans andfto thereafter loci; tl'ie starv wheelib y engagement ofthe arm rotatedbythe starwheel with the pivoted arm of the-control means 'to prevent-overthrow of the star "wheel,

and ni'e'anslfor resetting the clutch -thep ivotally 5 mounted aim, the lever member carried thereby and 'the pawl to their original "position for an other cycle or operation." 1

72A c'oin' counting machine including 'ia' c'dntrolmeana'a hopper, meansfor discharging coins from thehopper, a star wheel adaptedfor' operationby contact or thedisoharged'coins, counting mechanism including a toothed wheel, means to return the toothed wheel toits initial position, an arm operable b'y'rotation'of thestar 651 wheel and adapted to engage the toothed; wheel for rotatingthe same in a step -by step movement, a feed wheel adapted to ngage the coins for forcing the same pastthe star-wheel, means for rotating thefeed wheel 'and al'disengageable holding pawl'normally in engagementwith the toothed wheel for preventing its reverse rotation,

said control meanscomprising a pivotally mounted a pivoted lever member carried by the pivotally mounted arm-having operative connec tion with said'pawl for disengagin'g'the same, said pivota-lly'mounted arm and the member carried thereby bein normall out of the path of movementfof said arm operable by the star wheel,

means-carried by the toothed wheel and adapted to engage and swing the pivotally'm'ounted arm during the count of a' predetermined number of-- coins to place the pivotally mounted and the; member {carried thereby into "the path rof movement of said am operable by said star otaHymountedarm,alever member carried by l wheeltobeengaged thereby at the end of said-z predetermined-count of coins, the arm operated; by the ,star .wheel, thepivotally mounted arm, andthe pivoted member carried therebybeing so formed and correlated that the member carried;

by the pivotally mounted arm is operated firstto disengage the pawl from the toothed wheel through its connection therewith and tothere- -1 after lock thestar wheel byengagement of the arm: rotated by the star wheel with the pivotally mounted arm to, prevent overthrow of the star wheel, and meansfor locking the pivotally mounted arm in the path ofthe arm rotated by the star wh 1 ,1 w 2 8.;IA; coin counting machine including a con,- ,1 trol means, ahopper, means for discharging coins fromthe hoppena star wheel; adapted for opera tion; by contact of the discharged coins, oounting 'mechanism including atoothed wheel, means;-

to return-,the-toothed wheel to its initial positionycan arm ;operaJble by rotation ofthe starwheel; and adapted .to engage :the ,toothed wheel; in ;a ,step-by-step movement, a feed-wheel adapted, to-,engalgeithe;vcoins for forcing the samepast Y .;.the-star;whee l, disengageable means forrotating thefeed wheel, and a disengageable holding pawlnormally in, :engagementwith the toothed wheel for preventing its reverserotation, said? control-- means comprising a pivotally.;rnounted arm, a

pivoted -,le;ver member ;carried,fbya the pivotally mounted :armjhaving, openative connection with saidpawl-for disengaging the; same,;said pivot;

allymounted arm and themember carried there by being, normally-out of thepath of movement 5 :of Fsaid farm operablebywhestar jwheel, means carried -b'y the toothed wheel and adapted to en-" gage and'swing" the -pivota1ly-t mounted arm dur-- in'grthe count of' 3;"DIBd8tBI'II1iI1Cd' numbero'f coins toapl-ace-the' pivotally mounted arm and the member- -oarried--thereby intothe path ofmovement ofsaid ai'm operable by the' starwheel to" beiengage'd thereby'at the end of said predetermined-counter coins, the-warm operated bythe starwheely thew-pivotallymounted arm and the "'pivotedvmember carried thereby being so formed and-- correlated- .that the; -member 1 carried; by

t er pivotally mou ted armis p a "fi t ,to' disengage; the pawlfrom the;-t0othed wheel; through; its-connection therewith and to thereafterdock}thestar wheelby engagement of the arm rotated by the star wheel with the pivotally mounted'garm to preventoverthrow oi the star\ wheel; means for locking the pivotally mounted arm in; the path of the arm rotatedgby the star,

wheel, and. means operableb'y themovement of;

the membercarried by thepivoted arm to cause themeansfor rotating the reed wheel to become, disengaged I l a 9 A coin counting machine including a co' trol means, a hopper, means for discharging coinsv from t jh ppe t r- Whee ad m 9- erationvby contact of thedischarged coins, counting-mechanism includinga toothed wheel, means toreturnt thetoothedwheel to its initial Iposie ,tionr; -an arm operable by the rotation of the} starwheel and; adapted to'engage the toothed wheel forrotating the same in a step-by-step movement, afeed wheel adapted to engage the coins, for forcing the same past the star wheel means for-rotating the feed wheel including ,a clutch, -a--clutchdisengaging means-and 'a dis en'gagealble holding pawl-normally in engagementi with'the'toothed wheelfor preventing itsreverse rotation, sai d -control means comprising-a piv- 2,878,828 the pivotally mounted arm having operative conout of the path of movement of the arm operable by the star wheel, means carried by the toothed wheel and adapted to engage the pivotally mounted arm during the count of a preedtermined number of coins to place the pivotally mounted arm and the member carried thereby into the path of movement of said arm operable by said star wheel to be engaged thereby at the end of said predetermined count of coins, the arm operated by the star wheel, the pivotally mounted arm the pivoted member carried thereby and the clutch disengaging means being so formed and correlated that the member carried by the pivotally mounted arm is operated first to disenage the pawl from the toothed wheel through its connection therewith and to operate the clutch disengaging means and to thereafter look the star wheel by engagement of the arm rotated by the star wheel with the pivoted arm of the control means to prevent overthrow of the star wheel, means for locking the pivotally mounted arm, and means including a manually operated lever for releasing the looking means for the pivotally mounted arm to permit movement of the clutch, the pivotally mounted arm, the lever member carried thereby and the pawl to their original position for continued operation.

10. A coin counting machine including a control means, a hopper, means for discharging coins from the hopper,-a star Wheel adapted for operation by the discharged coins, counting mechanism including a toothed wheel, a feed Wheel adapted to engage the coins for forcing them past the star wheel and means for rotating the feed wheel including a clutch, said control means having means for disengaging the clutch included in the means for rotating the said feed wheel when a predetermined number of coins have been counted, said means including a pivotally mounted arm and a pivoted member carried thereby, said pivotally mounted arm and the pivoted member being normally in an inoperative position, means carried by the toothed wheel for moving the pivotally mounted arm and pivoted member of the clutch disengaging means to operative position, and common means operable by the rotation of the star wheel adapted to engage the toothed Wheel for rotating the same in a stepby-step movement and to engage and operate the pivoted member carried by the pivotally mounted arm of the means for disengaging the clutch for clutch disengagement.

11. A coin counting machine including a control means, a hopper, means for discharging coins from the hopper, a star wheel adapted for operation by the discharged coins, counting mechanism including a toothed wheel, a feed wheel adapted to engage the coins for forcing the same past the star wheel and means for rotating the feed wheel including a clutch, said control means comprising means for disengaging the clutch included in the means for rotating the feed wheel when a predetermined number of coins have been 7 counted, said means including a pivotally mounted arm and apivoted member carried thereby, said pivotally mounted arm and pivoted member being normally in an inoperative position, means carried by the toothed wheel for moving the pivotally mounted arm and pivoted member of the clutch disengaging means to operative position, and a single arm operable by the rotation of the star wheel adapted to engage the toothed wheel for rotating the same in a step-by-step movement and to engage and operate the pivoted member carried by the pivotally mounted arm of the means for disengaging the clutch for clutch disengagement.-

ARNOLD R. BUCHHOLZ. WALTER A. BARGANZ. 

